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Alfred University, Scholes Library - Electronic Reference Desk.
Answers.com - For quick lookups for many types of questions. More limited number of results than Google. "...topics range from law to poetry, from finance to nutrition, from culinary terms to mythology."
Catholic Almanac published by Our Sunday Visitor selected parts of the almanac are available online.
Information Please: On-line Dictionary, Internet Encyclopedia, & Almanac Reference - All three reference sources at your fingertips on this easy to use website.
College and University Rankings - An outstanding site.
Full Text Browsable Ready Reference Web Resources - This ready reference site selects the best web site for hundreds and hundreds of different topics. Topics are arranged alphabetically.
Martindale's "The Reference Desk" - Well-organized, award-winning easy-to-use source of hard-to-find data.
Measure 4 Measure - Look up calculations for finance, health, and science.
Official Academy Awards Database - "...contains the record of past Academy Award winners and nominees."
The Scholes Library Electronic Reference Desk - Provides ready reference information on a wide variety of topics.
Sperling's Best Places - "Comparing two cities in order to choose a place to live, work or retire is simplified thanks to Sperling’s BestPlaces. Statistics for categories such as crime, climate, cost of living, and schools are available for many cities. The "Find Your Best Place" link offers two versions of this comparison tool: a quick version with fifteen categories and a full version with forty categories. Under the "Reviews" link, evaluations of guides developed by other authors are given, and a bibliography of recent articles about rating places is located under the "Articles" link. Bert Sperling developed his comparison software in 1985 and has been refining it ever since; he develops "Best Places" guides for many publications including Money magazine." (RUSA MARS) A best site.
Television News Archive, Vanderbilt University. An outstanding title!
What Time Is It? - U.S. Naval Observatory Master Time Clock.
World Weather Information Service - The World Meteorological Association presents official global weather forecasts & information. A best site.